Corporal (Cpl) Trevon Jeffers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the latest GDF rank who would travel to India to participate in a course that is part of the India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Training programme.
This programme is for friendly foreign countries in the defence sector by extension of India, and is one of the thirty-eight (38) slots for Guyana this year. Corporal Jeffers would be engaged in the N.C.Os Transport Supervisory Course (NTSC) at the ACS Centre & College for a period of two months.
Corporal Trevon Jeffers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr KJ Srinivasa, and another official of the Indian High Commission
Corporal Jeffers, who is stationed at the Defence Headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force at Base Camp Ayanganna, has completed numerous courses with the GDF.
Corporal Jeffers had the opportunity to meet with India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, H.E. Dr. KJ Srinivasa, during which the High Commissioner congratulated him and advised him to make the best of this opportunity, and help to promote India-Guyana defence collaboration.
Jeffers, in return, expressed his eagerness to begin participating in the course, and thanked the High Commissioner and the Government of India for giving him the opportunity.
The Government of India continues to strengthen its bond with Guyana by offering several scholarships in various areas, including military, medical, technical, and cultural training. This is the first time that Guyana has had access to these military training programmes, and, to date, many GDF officers have completed their training and returned to Guyana.
Under the ITEC Programme, the Government of India covers all expenses related to this training.
In August of this year, Corporal Deron Jermin Harvey of the GDF was selected for the Young Bandsmen Course at Army Education Corps Training College and Centre in Pachmarhi, India. Harvey, who joined the GDF in 2014 and is now part of the Band Corps, has embarked on this course, which runs from August 10, 2022 to June 20, 2023.
